Freezing death of Michigan veteran fuels outrage
In Bay City Michigan a 93 year old World War II veteran died after a power limiter was placed on his electric meter for unpaid bills. Neighbors say the man lived alone with savings claimed, while authorities depict a slow death from exposure. Community anger grows over utility practices and elder care.
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Bay City
Mich
Chad Sepps
Lake Huron
Detroit
Schur
Mutts
Bay City Electric Light & Power
Berea Ae Deans
Kanu Virani
William Walworth
Walworth
Ormond Beach
Fla
South Pacific
Marvin Schur
Five coal plants study carbon capture retrofit feasibility
Five coal fired plants in the United States and Canada are studying carbon dioxide capture and storage retrofits. The Electric Power Research Institute and partners test ammonia based CO2 capture at plants of FirstEnergy in Oregon Ohio and at facilities in Illinois North Dakota Utah. U S Senator Byron Dorgan says federal funds totaling 4 6 billion are earmarked for carbon capture work as research aims for demonstration scale.
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Bismarck
N.D
U.S
Canada
Electric Power Research Institute
FirstEnergy
Bay Shore
Oregon
Ohio
Illinois
North Dakota
Utah
Clay Perry
Palo Alto
Calif
Perry
Charlie Bullinger
Great River Energy
Sechenatngy Snes
Byron Dorgan
Dorgan
Bullinger
Maple Grove
Minn
Canada Opposition Reconsiders Toppling Harper Government
Canada opposition backs away from ousting Prime Minister Stephen Harper and seeks periodic economic status reports. Liberal leader Ignatieff conditionally supports the $32 billion stimulus, with Parliament updates on budget implementation by March 26 June 23 and December 10. The crisis looms with job losses and a projected 4.8 percent GDP drop.
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Ottawa
Canada
Stephen Harper
Harper
Michael Ignatieff
Ignatieff
House of Commons
Jay Hill
Jim Flaherty
Flaherty
CBC Television
New Democrats
Bloc Quebe
Socialist New
Layton
Liberals
Michaelle Jean
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